Synonyms for dither

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dihth -er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪð ər

Définition of dither

Origin : 1640s, "to quake, tremble," phonetic variant of Middle English didderen (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. The sense of "vacillate, be anxious" is from 1819. Related: Dithered; dithering.

noun upset

Example sentences :

The planks at his feet had started to dither again, and practice told him that the vessel must be moving.
Extract from : « The Hero of Panama » by F. S. Brereton

Without the stimulus of nature before him it was difficult to preserve the "dither" in the drawing, and the life has escaped.
Extract from : « The Practice and Science Of Drawing » by Harold Speed

There must be enough play between the vital parts to allow of some movement; "dither" is, I believe, the Scotch word for it.
Extract from : « The Practice and Science Of Drawing » by Harold Speed

About seventy-five per cent of the golfers who follow the usual tuition are "all of a dither."
Extract from : « The Soul of Golf » by Percy Adolphus Vaile

Every new batch of fluff-balls drove him to a dither of vicarious maternity.
Extract from : « Wilderness of Spring » by Edgar Pangborn

The voice broke and the colonel, who habitually roared forth his sentiments, began to dither.
Extract from : « Windy McPherson's Son » by Sherwood Anderson

Imagine anyone trying to get the Old Man into a dither—and getting away with it.
Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

And the more perfectly made the engine, the less will the amount of this "dither" be.
Extract from : « The Practice and Science Of Drawing » by Harold Speed

I went all o' a dither, while I hardly knew if I were standin' on my heels or my heead.
Extract from : « More Tales of the Ridings » by Frederic Moorman

Antonyms for dither

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